After another day of English domination Andrew Strauss’s team are four wickets away from completing a monumental victory at the MCG

England will not be satisfied until the series is won but their mission to
retain the Ashes is all but complete. After another day of English
domination – which leaves the running tally standing at 11 days out of the
last 14 – Andrew Strauss’s team are one more good session’s work away from
completing a monumental victory at the MCG, one that through its size will
send shock waves around the world.

There was a time when England struggled to take wickets in Australia but not
any more. They were once more brilliant in the field, taking six wickets in
66 overs on what was basically a good batting pitch.

They did so through a combination of more excellence in the field – Jonathan
Trott, who had earlier finished unbeaten on 168 in England’s score of 513
all out – and Matt Prior